Jurisdiction · MI

Starting a business in MI

The largest industries in MI by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 640 occupational licences are on record here across 237 distinct titles, 497 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Limited-Service Restaurants	7,919	143,704	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	7,198	146,525	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	6,406	91,338	licensing
Religious Organizations	5,941	45,848	licensing
Residential Remodelers	3,956	14,363	licensing
Landscaping Services	3,781	20,935	licensing
Offices of Dentists	3,773	33,838	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	3,734	23,758	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	3,672	26,326	licensing
Temporary Help Services	2,766	142,886	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	2,652	30,495	licensing
General Automotive Repair	2,540	13,070	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	2,535	6,690	licensing
Beauty Salons	2,153	11,073	licensing
Commercial Banking	2,134	30,628	licensing
Child Care Services	2,073	24,279	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	2,029	16,763	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	1,950	25,173	licensing
Engineering Services	1,781	74,481	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	1,717	20,492	licensing
Janitorial Services	1,685	29,654	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	1,684	18,642	licensing
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (ex	1,674	55,926	licensing

Operator and employment counts are from the US Census County Business Patterns; licence counts from the CareerOneStop register. Suppressed cells are excluded rather than counted as zero.